Rangers should extend K’Andre Miller now

K’Andre Miller will be celebrating his 23rd birthday on January 21 and it would be wise for the New York Rangers to gift him a contract extension.

The young defenseman has already surpassed previous career highs in points and assists. He’s currently at 22 points in 42 games and his .52 points per game average has him on pace for 42 in his third full NHL season.

What’s even more impressive is that Miller has only been playing defense for the last six years since he converted from forward at age 16.

“The kid’s amazing. He gets better every single day,” Chris Kreider commented last season. “He’s hasn’t been playing the position all that long which blows my mind because he’s getting those hard…